looks like a proper job anyway , well worth the wait

it's a good job I'm old and patient

Good things come to those who wait.


It be worth it.

Well all the sealant in the boot has cured nicely, had to go a bit Crazy Jo with the sealer, try to keep the rust away for as long as possible. So its not sealed how we and Fiat would like it to be, but its an enemy of rust now.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0002-7.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0003-13.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0006-7.jpg

Being one of the first, it never got quite so protected like the later shells, so as agreed were doing whats best for the car, not what looks pretty, especially underneath.

First of the paint went on too, and wow what a colour this was when new. Sooo pearly its loverly, really nice champagne pearl to it. I'd like to paint an ink black plus in this colour, given the chance i may just, its a stunner.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0008-11.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0010-8.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0012-6.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0013-4.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j213/fiatcoupes/DCP_0014-3.jpg

Certainly nice in there now. Paint finish in the boot is as good as most people's bonnets


So its onto the final part now, paint the rest.

Its had nearly 3 weeks prep on the body, so its as good as it can be got now.

Looks lush in there. Just like you've smeared black oil all over the metal. A real 'wet' look.

Yeh shame to go put carpet over it now.

Looks real nice in the flesh, new camera time now.

Well done Neil and Carl. Another old bint did my X19 in 20 years ago same way - car was never right after. I wish Carl was around then!

It's getting there, Carl... still ok for the weekend?

Neil

He was, in nappies mind

Yep it will have to be, i could probably find another 3 weeks work on it elsewhere but we have to draw the line somewhere dont we.

Mind you, ive only got one more coupe left to do before i move, so if you wanted to leave it a couple more days, ill happly sort those floors free of charge???

Up to you, i'd like it gone, but the floors are irritating me a little, be nice to do a proper job of them really while its in.

Barnacle did you actually drive it into that rock in pic 2?

Not a problem for carlt evidently

S.

Yeah, you can't trust Austrian roads, one minute you're fine, next minute a damn great rock leaps out of the mountain and bites you...

Cheeky young whippersnapper, no repect, youth of today, mutter, where's me cocoa? mumble...

Neil

Think yourself lucky Barnacle, in Edinburgh the holes in the roads are everywhere and you can't see them looming up in front of you like in luxury touring conditions, eg Austria. Poor old front susp designed for the latter doesn't half get a hammering, always something worn or knocking on the cobbles.
I am on drinking chocolate btw so suspect your beverage terminology gives you away as possibly being senior even to me. [1952 was a verygood year]

1960 is viewed by all right-thinking connoisieurs as a particularly good year, I think you'll find Supernacular, I think...

Neil

Just so, mate, but as I can now pull rank as being more crustaceanly, I still think it was fitting that barnacles should be scraped off rocks even if they had been teleported up the Alps.
Off to torture the front susp now. Better invest in satnav.
S.

Ah well barnacles turn today.

masked and ready
and another


Few hours later, on went the slap and well it looks rather nice. Had to paint all the door jams and shuts, bonnet inside and out, boot jams out so took a while and isnt a nice job but at least there will be 100% no mask lines!

Front
n/s side
mirror finish bottom
bottom
door shuts
n/s/r
bonnet


Looks rather good. Nice colour.

Wow. That looks fantastic.

Yum!

Neil

Work looks awesome, once ive got some funds sorted im seriously putting my name on the waiting list for a re-spray

Want to see carlts wizzy yellow effect!

Sweeeeet !

Sweeeet !

Looking at these photos, I'm wondering if I'll take the trip with my own soon to be pink car.

Will be a long drive, but probably worth it

I'm think along those lines too, maybe for my car's 10th birthday

I was planning this for the car's tenth, but it took the dozy bint to force me to it

Neil

Deja Vu! I got a photo like that from CarlT. Looks great on screen. Wait till you see it in the flesh though Barnacle. You're in for a treat when you pick her up

Tuesday... must resist urge to go to Dudley before Tuesday...

Neil

Looking good!

But admit it Neil, you'll be scared to drive her.

Neil, it looks wonderful

That's the sort of job I want done

good work there Carl, I am impressed.

@ Neil, you'd be committing a crime if you DON'T have your alloys refurbed, it would just ruin the effect matey

so, get it sorted

luv the new paint look effect, good results off the gun carl, what paint do you use ? PPG ? Sikkens ?